One of the best things about visiting Grandma is her home cook meal. I was hoping to learn a new Lao dish this visit but we didn't have enough time. There is always the next visit. I've recently developed food allergy amongst other things, and dinner at her house was one of the best… Continue reading Visiting Grandma
This is my contribution to Karma’s When I Feel Like It Blog’s April Photo Hunt. This month's hunt is to get to know us a little bit better, and she has two objectives in this month’s choice: 1) to give you a creative spark and 2) to find out more about you! Karen is asking… Continue reading Favorites Photography – April Photo Hunt
This is my contribution to Karma's When I Feel Like It Blog's February's Photo Hunt. The deadline was yesterday and I hope a day late is okay since we have 1 extra day this month. Flake, we were fortunate enough to get some snow this month on February the 19th, it couldn't have come in… Continue reading February Photo Hunt
Na celebrated her 10th birthday on Saturday. My small piece of cake, I could really eat a few more. The ice cream cake was delicious. Everyone was busy eating and I didn't take many photos. Lee didn't want her picture taken also. The lighting was real bad inside and I had to shoot with high… Continue reading Na’s Birthday
Click here to view this video on YouTube My goal this year is to learn Lao cuisine, it is sad that I never had the interest when my mom was still alive and now the opportunity to learn from her is lost forever. Bo's mom, mae Kathy is a great cook and I thought it… Continue reading Nam Khao Laotian Crispy Rice Salad
The sun always shines right? I guess it depends on where you are, and as for me it is nice to see the sunshine again after the rain. Lee has been wanting to learn knitting and other crafty stuffs but I was never good at it. Then one day last week she has to do… Continue reading Saturday Random Photos
This year's Chinese New Year comes a bit early. The first day of the Chinese New Year is at midnight January 23, 2012 and it is the year of the Dragon. Like every year my dad pays homage to our ancestors on Sunday, Chinese New Year's Eve. The table was set for two, for my… Continue reading Happy Chinese New Year 2012
I would never have thought that Pho and Tum Mak Houng (spicy papaya salad) would go well together. We ate at one of my sisters' house on New Year's Day. She made Pho and my GI Joe sister made Tum Mak Houng. Below is my oldest sister helping preparing the meat balls for Pho, she… Continue reading Pho and Tum Mak Houng
If you are wondering, it is New Year's Eve cookout at my dad's house. My oldest sister got in at the beginning of last week and my GI Joe sister got in right before the cookout. My sisters came to visit and also tum boun (merit making) for my mom on New Year's Day. Lao… Continue reading NYE Cookout
My oldest sister is visiting my dad for the holiday and made Awe Gai for us. She didn't have all the ingredients and had to substitute some of the ingredients. She used chicken drumstick since it has some fat and wouldn't be as dry as chicken breast when cook. There's chili peppers, galangal, lemongrass, kaffir… Continue reading Awe Gai
It was back in May when I was having problem with my favorite lens, the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens that I used to take everywhere with me. It was the lens that I took to Laos in 2008, the only lens that I thought I would ever need. I have to admit that… Continue reading As Good As New!
My second sister saw Kanom Fak Thong or Pumpkin Pudding dessert in a Thai Magazine and thought it would be good to give it a try. The ingredients suggested that we could substitute the pumpkin with corn and since she has some fresh corns at home we decided to make Kanom Kaopoad or Corn Pudding… Continue reading Kannom Kaopoad
